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Filing: Gemini says its COO, CFO, and chief legal officer are leaving; Cameron Winklevoss will take on many of the COO's duties; GEMI falls 10% (Olivier Acuna/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/

Gemini ousts COO, CFO and Chief Legal Officer after international exit and 25% staff cuts
Newly public crypto exchange Gemini Space Station Inc. said Marshall Beard, Dan Chen and Tyler Meade are departing effective immediately, days after the company announced plans to shut down U.K., EU and Australia operations and refocus on the U.S. and prediction markets.

Sources: OpenAI appoints new leaders to oversee Stargate after deciding to rent more AI servers from cloud providers, and splits its computing effort in three (Anissa Gardizy/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/op

OpenAI Names New Infrastructure Leaders Following Stargate Strategy Shift
OpenAI has appointed new leaders to oversee its Stargate computing initiative after deciding to rent more AI servers from major cloud providers rather than build its own data centers, according to two people familiar with the changes. As part of its reorganization, OpenAI has divided its ...

Am I the only one who finds the sombre, weighty talk of sportscasters talking about a sacked coach or a bemoaning a popular team failing to 'fire on all cylinders' weirdly incongruous coming immediately on the heels of similarly sombre media discussing current events where thousands are dying and world war three is emerging (i.e. actual, real stakes).

Coast Guard pilot fired then immediately reinstated because he didn’t move DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s personal blankie from one plane to the next plane.
#USCG #CoastGuard #DHS

Coast Guard Pilot Flying Kristi Noem Fired Over a Missing Blanket
A Coast Guard pilot flying a DHS flight was terminated and later reinstated when Kristi Noem's blanket went missing during a flight change.

Seit heute werden in der Schweiz Unterschriften gesammelt für die Internet-Initiative. Diese will in der Verfassung festschreiben, dass Anbieter von Kommunikationsplattformen, Suchmaschinen und KI in die Pflicht genommen werden müssen.
https://www.internet-initiative.ch/

“What they posed as the threat they were trying to preempt
—an attack by Iran against US forces
—is so extremely implausible, it is also laughable,” said one analyst
Experts Pillory Trump Case for War on Iran: ‘Flimsiest Excuse for Initiating a Major Attack’ in Decades
https://www.comm…

Experts Pillory Trump Case for War on Iran: 'Flimsiest Excuse for Initiating a Major Attack' in Decades | Common Dreams
"What they posed as the threat they were trying to preempt—an attack by Iran against US forces—is so extremely implausible, it is also laughable," said one analyst.

So many “I went to this event and weirdly I got COVID immediately following it” posts

Y Combinator appears to have dropped Delve, removing the company's profile from its startup directory, following allegations of fake compliance certificates (The Economic Times)
https://economictime…

Backer Y Combinator drops Delve on compliance allegations; top brass allege smear campaign
Delve’s removal from Y Combinator’s directory follows allegations that compliance certifications for hundreds of Delve’s clients were fabricated. The company has pushed back, saying leaked data was taken out of context as part of a malicious campaign.

Trump’s pledge to raise the global baseline tariff rate from 10% to 15% is reverberating across markets, with investors now weighing whether a recent rally in overseas equities can hold.
In a post on TruthSocial, Trump said he would immediately increase the worldwide tariff rate to 15% following a Supreme Court decision related to trade authority. He also signaled that additional, “legally permissible” tariffs could be introduced in the coming months, reinforcing a more aggressive trade…

Kolanovic warns of reversal in overseas stocks after Trump signals tariff hike — Seeking Alpha
President Donald Trump’s pledge to raise the global baseline tariff rate from 10% to 15% is reverberating across markets, with investors now weighing whether a recent rally in overseas equities can hold.

Two Tesla Cybertrucks went up in flames Wednesday afternoon
inside a Santa Monica parking garage,
sending thick black smoke over the neighborhood
and wreaking havoc on late-day traffic.
Fire crews moved in quickly and knocked the fire down,
and there were no immediate reports of injuries.
The blaze was reported near the intersection of Olympic and Cloverfield boulevards.